Food and Feast in Tudor England

Name: Food and Feast in Tudor England
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ISBN: 9780750937726

ISBN-10: 0750937726

ISBN-13: 9780750937726

Edition: 3rd 2005

Authors: Alison Sim

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Among the topics which Food and Feast in Tudor England addresses are Tudor ideas on healthy eating and Tudor etiquette. Although their ideas were sometimes very different from ours, the Tudors had quite explicit ideas on the effects of various foods on the body and on the health-giving properties of certain ingredients. These ideas were explored in the many dietary manuals published at the time, which Alison Sim has used in her research for the book. Etiquette, too, was treated with great seriousness in this period, and those who wished to impress a potential patron or benefactor were keen to show off their good manners. What emerges from this evidence is a more balanced and certainly more…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: History Press Limited, The
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.80" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English




Introduction : food and society in the sixteenth century



Kitchens and kitchen equipment



Staffing and provisioning the kitchen



Beer and brewing



Wine



Health and diet



Tableware



Table manners



Feasts, entertainments and luxury food



Banquets